IndirizzoPORTWEST , a leading global manufacturer of safety wear, workwear and PPE is currently seeking applications for the position of Area Sales Manager for South Italy within our South European Regional Sales Team. You will be based in, or close to, Basilicata, or Campania, within driving distance of your main customers. Portwest is one of the fastest growing workwear companies in the world currently employing over 5300 staff worldwide, with customer service staff in over 130+ countries and 11 Global warehouses in UK, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Spain, UAE, USA and Australia . We design, manufacture and distribute market-leading workwear, safety wear and PPE in fully-owned production facilities.
KEY RESPONSABILITIES
As the Area Sales Manager for South Italy you will bring your PPE and/or workwear experience to sell Portwest products to distributors reporting into the Regional Sales Manager. We have had extensive growth over the past number of years and we are looking for you to join to continue this growth trajectory. Among your key responsibilities will include:
- Build quality business relationships with new and existing
- Conduct daily face-to-face sales meetings to maintain and develop relationships with distributors, resellers, and
- Identify existing customers with high growth potential and create a roadmap for their further
- Identify new business opportunities and complete the sales planning
- Utilise strategies to win new business on a continuous and consistent
- Engage in consultative selling by identifying customers’ needs and providing a Portwest solution to meet those
- Develop clear and effective written proposals/quotations for current and prospective
- Focus on selling new Portwest products by bringing samples to each
- Ensu re effective after-meeting follow-up to close
- Conduct ongoing development of market intelligence, including marketing events such as trade shows, seminars, exhibitions, and journals which is fed back to the
- Promote distributor promotions on our products with end
WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED
To become the Area Sales Manager for South Italy you will need:
- 3-5 years of PPE, workwear, or safety wear sales experience
- Experience selling on behalf of a manufacturer, distributor, reseller or agent is
- Sales experience in a related industry that shares the same distributor network will also be considered such as Automotive, Tools, Chemicals, MRO’s etc.
- Appetite to continue sales growth of Portwest through field
- Clean driving licence and willingness to drive throughout your designated
WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE
We offer a competitive packageincluding base salary, commission and car allowance which is commensurate with experience. You will receive training through the Portwest University training department on our products, sales methodology and digital sales systems. You will join an established team who understands our products, sales approach, and target market. You and your customers will be supported with excellent digital systems for quotes and customer orders, and we have an excellent supply chain network which ensures customer satisfaction.
WHAT TO DO NOW
Please apply today with an up-to-date CV and cover letter outlining your experience relating to this position.
COMPANY AWARDS
- Great Place To Work 2023/2024
- Best Medium Sized Workplaces 2022
- Ibec Leading in Wellbeing Top 100 companies 2021
- Portwest CEO - Business Man Of The Year - In Business Ireland 2020
- Deloitte Best Managed Companies 2016-2023
- Private Irish Business of the Year Export Industry Awards 2019
- Exporter of the Year 2018
- Portwest CEO - EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2017
Portwest are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
